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Cold War, Long Light
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Vesna repeats the numbers and the cafe dissolves around her. She arrives in a quiet office where the tired woman from the counter sits across a desk. "You're the second everyone keeps fighting over," Vesna says. The woman nods sadly. "Sit down. Let me tell you why both of your futures need me dead."
Vesna sees it too late. The woman is lying to make her drop her guard. The numbers were a trap all along, looping her right into Calder's last revenge. The office door locks itself. The clock on the wall ticks back to 2:14, and the woman looks up at her wearing Calder's exact smile.
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